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Not another sunset ! This is sunrise in Cayo Guillermo in Cuba. I've been to Cuba 17 times. So what's the big attraction?This photo is taken from my bed. I did open the glass patio doors though.What a sight to wake you up each morning ! Just a few...

Happy New Year from the TravelGumbo Gurus and friends! Sure, it's cold now, and seems like months to go to Spring, but keep this hopeful feathered friend and the beach in mind and it will help the time pass. This picture is from an early...

Copán was once one of the greatest cities in the Americas, home to the fascinating Mayan people and their mysterious culture. The Mayan empire collapsed hundreds of years ago and today Copán's ruins are a rich site...

I must admit doing a double take when I saw this robust young monk working at repairing something by the roof of the Temple of the Tooth complex in Kandy (which you can read more about here). I was back in Kandy...

Last summer, in Porto, Portugal we met a formidable sandwich and survived. But it took two of us to eat each of the ones we tried. All were good, and each was a little different. Our favorite recommended by our apartment host, was at Cafe...

A friend and I walked across New Bagan in the late afternoon, destination the Green Elephant Restaurant, where the main road crosses the highway and dead-ends at the bluff overlooking the Irrawaddy. Not long after being...

The Sikh religion is an offspring of the Hindu religion and was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak Dev who rejected the rigid Hindu caste system. Fundamentally and like many other religions, the Sikhs believe that there is but one God. However,...

The Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. As you can see in this photo, the Mall of America (which opened in 1992) has something for everybody. Activities include (just to mention a few) an amusement park (Nickleodeon...

A Merry Christmas to everyone from the Gumbo Gurus and friends, including the Eskimos and penguins in this animated holiday display at a Paris fruit and nut store. If you're traveling this holiday season, and have pictures you'd like to share, please...

Today's highlighted photo(s) come from one of the finest Gothic cathedrals in Europe, Chartres, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Chartres was built in the 12th century and is unique because it was constructed and furnished...

West Lake is a 6.5 square kilometer freshwater lake situated in my hometown city of Hangzhou, in eastern China. Unlike the towering high rises and skyscrapers of its neighbouring city, Shanghai, Hangzhou is famous for...

http://www.travelgumbo.com/blog/architecture The fantastic skylight of Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica Catalana (Palace of Catalan Music) is a highlight of a building full of highlights. Built at the turn of the 20th century by...

Marching through the hills of Fujian, China, from one tulou to another, I and my all-Chinese tour companions went at a clip through a beautiful riverside village, walking on paths and climbing stairways built of stone. Life...

Basking in the warmth of an unusually sunny and delightful English summer, there is nothing nicer, particularly if you are a hot horse, than being able to queue up for a cooling ice cream cone at the Winstones ice cream van parked up on Minchinhampton...

The City Gate to Chester. Built by the Roman Empire from the year 70 AD.In the foreground you can see the remains of a Roman Theatre, unearthed by road works.The City of Chester was a Roman Garrison Town for about 200 years, until the "Fall of the...

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